In 2014 Mr Jones campaigned for him to be moved to an African prison so he
could be near his family.

The Hague case of Mustafa Badreddine, accused of killing Lebanon’s prime
minister Rafik Hariri in 2005, was temporarily halted on Tuesday to pay
tribute to the lawyer who withdrew from representing the defendant in
September.

Doughty Street said in a statement: “John was a brilliant and creative
lawyer admired and appreciated for his amazing sense of humour,
professionalism and deep commitment to justice. His death is a huge loss.”